Dark Matter

previously on dark matter.

it's a nasty gash.

you know it's really too bad,

We could of had some real fun together

she got blown out the air lock.

She held on, waiting to die and she didn't.

What the hell is she?

Think you could survive a bullet between the eyes?

whatever this thing is,

3 corporations were willing to kill for it.

What the hell was that?

The field's become unstable.

Shut it down.

what the hell is this?

kid's a stowaway.

I was just trying to scare her.

I wasn't gonna space her, i swear.

at least let's get something for her.

shut up, boone.

Look guys, she's an asset.

She's got a head for mechanics and tech.

i don't give a shit.

I don't want her on this ship.

why the hell not?

she's a child.

griff's right.

We should keep her.

It's even up.

Your call, ryo.

Welcome aboard, little warrior.

Just don't give me any cause to regret my decision.

two, i've completed my analysis

Of all available sensor data pertaining to the explosion.

Would you like to hear it?

maybe just the short version.

it was the temporary manifestatn

Of what's known in layman's terms as a white hole.

let me guess.

The opposite of a black hole?

precisely.

It's an area of space-time which cannot be entered

From the outside, but which is capable

Of emitting vast quantities of matter and energy.

is there any chance it was a coincidence that it manifested

Five minutes after we delivered that device?

it would be highly unlikely.

Research into white hole technology was banned

By the galactic authority several years ago

Because of its potential to de-stabilize the current balance

Of power between the major corporations.

how many people were on that planet?

the world was otherwise uninhabited,

So the death toll was limited to those on the research facili.

Are you sure you want the number?

how many?

a little over 15,000.

galactic authorits continue their investigation int

They've classified as an extinction level event

On a hab-1 world under the directorship of the mikkei.

Satellite imagery captured the planet's final moments...

The incident, which claimed the lives of all on-site person,

Is believed to have been triggered by illegal research

Into what has been termed a "doomsday weapon"

Linked to white hole technology.

Representatives of the mikkei combine offered conds

To all those affected but have otherwise refused

Comment pending completion of the official inquiry.

Is that it?

This was the most relevant of several reports.

No mention anywhere of our involvement?

None.

Guys, we're in the clear.

just because we're not in the official news

Doesn't mean we're in the clear.

All i'm saying is it could be worse.

Mikkei could've hung us out to dry,

But they didn't, why?

Probably because they think that we got played

Just like they did.

We're not nearly as screwed as we thought we were.

i'm receiving a coded subspace transmission.

It's from calchek.

Patch him through.

What do you want?

Oh, you... you are all so screwed.

and by "screwed" you mean.

certain parties within the mikkei combine

Think you set them up.

we set them up?

They came to us with that job!

which is why it's always important

To go through proper channels.

yeah, really sorry you dit earn your commission on that on.

it's a small price to pay for peace of mind.

Okay, let me run this scenario by you.

Traugott's been doing r&d on a white hole bomb.

They've got a prototype but they can't test it

Without getting the g.A.S onto their backs.

So what do they do?

They float word around about it, back-channel whispers,

And guess who takes the bait?

Mikkei.

They hired us to steal it.

We do, deliver it, and once it's safely into their hands,

Traugott triggers the device

And mikkei gets to take the fal.

Does that sound about right?

Huh, sounds about exactly right.

Of course there's the question f

Whether you were playing both sides.

come on.

everyone knows we've been untouchable

Since our fallout with ferrous.

well, things change.

See, ferrous corp reached out te

To reach out to you about a job.

Why us?

because they know you're the best.

And also because you have burned so many bridges

That you are out of options.

You either take this job and make nice with ferrous corp,

Which, by the way, would be a very smart move

While we wait for this mikkei situation to shake out,

Or you are really on your own.

Look, this time around you don't have to steal anything.

In fact, you'll be saving someone,

Its a nice change of pace.

who?

a ferrous corp scientt was kidnapped about a month ago

By a rival combine.

He's being held in a lab on some backwater planet.

Very little in the way of security.

So it's a simple snatch and grab.

You're in. You're out. It's a piece of cake.

i hate cake.

so we get into ferrous' good bos

By getting in this other rival corp's bad books?

yes, you want ferrous corp to be your friend.

we'll do it.

what?

shouldn't we talk about this?

no. We'll do it.

excellent. I will send you the coordinates and,

Uh good to be back in business with you.

Are you sure?

The only thing i'm sure about right now is that

We need all the friends we can get.

We're taking this job.

what're you doing?

ow.

Are you looking for something?

Yeah.

I just uh, dropped my um... Nebulizer.

All right.

Well, good luck finding that.

Oh, hey.

Thanks.

For what?

Everything?

looking to do some crowd control?

I'm just going over inventory from the boxes

That five managed to crack.

Busy night for her.

These uh, these were a little bit trickier

So we'll probably have to break into them at some point.

you okay?

I've had a lot on my mind.

Let's hear about it.

You saw the scans.

Yeah, and they said you're flesh and blood...

Artificially constructed.

Like one of those transfer transit clones.

Those only last a few days,

They're not sustainable organisms.

And they don't have minds of their own.

Do i?

I mean, i have thoughts, and em-

Anger, sadness, happiness...

But i'm starting to wonder... How real are they?

Having been on the receiving end of that anger,

I can confirm it's pretty real.

If every part of me was designed and manufactured,

Including my brain, then are my thoughts my own,

Or are they just what somebody else wants me to think?

And if so, who is that somebody else?

Who constructed me, and for what purpose?

I'm sorry, i can't pretend to understand what you're going th.

But i can tell you this...

It doesn't change how i feel about you.

I just need to process all of this.

Sure.

If you uh... Feel like talking.. Come find me.

alright raza, we're on route.